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Sweden withdraws warrant for WikiLeaks founder (AP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 05:08 PM PDT

**ADDS THAT AUTHORITIES HAVE REVOKED ARREST WARRANT** FILE- This Aug. 14, 2010 file photo shows WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Stockholm, Sweden. A Stockholm prosecutor issued an arrest warrant for Assange on Friday Aug. 20, 2010, saying he was suspected of rape and molestation in two separate cases. But chief prosecutor Eva Finne withdrew the warrant within 24 hours. (AP Photo/SCANPIX, Bertil Ericson, File) SWEDEN OUTAP - Swedish authorities revoked a short-lived arrest warrant for the founder of WikiLeaks on Saturday, saying a rape accusation against him lacked substance.

Dutch teen sets sail in secrecy on solo world trip (AP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 01:12 PM PDT

FILE - In this file photo dated Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010 Laura Dekker hoists a flag of The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society on her boat in the harbor of Den Osse, southwest Netherlands. The 14-year-old Dutch girl will try to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world when she sets off from Portugal on Saturday Aug. 21, 2010. Laura Dekker's ambition of completing the yearlong trip has fueled a global debate over the wisdom of allowing young sailors to take on the tremendous risks of sailing the high seas alone. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski, File)AP - A 14-year-old Dutch sailor departed in secrecy from Gibraltar Saturday on her quest to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world — avoiding the media because, her manager said, she didn't want the attention.

Comedian Connolly given freedom of Glasgow (AFP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 01:07 PM PDT

British comedian Billy Connolly, pictured in June 2010, was looking forward Saturday to exercising his new rights to graze animals in the middle of Glasgow after he was awarded the freedom of his native city.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Stephen Lovekin)AFP - British comedian Billy Connolly was looking forward Saturday to exercising his new rights to graze animals in the middle of Glasgow after he was awarded the freedom of his native city.

Barclays' network glitch causes chaos in UK (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 12:58 PM PDT

A customer uses a Barclays ATM in central London, July 23, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - Thousands of Barclays customers in Britain were unable to access their bank accounts or withdraw money from cash machines on Saturday after a system crash caused chaos nationwide.

Sweden cancels rape arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder (AFP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 12:38 PM PDT

Swedish prosecutors said that the founder of controversial whistleblower website WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, seen here on August 14, was not suspected of rape in Sweden and was no longer wanted for questioning.(AFP/SCANPIX/File/Bertil Ericson)AFP - Swedish prosecutors abruptly withdrew an arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange Saturday, saying the head of the website that has riled the Pentagon was no longer suspected of rape.

German deficit could slip under 60 bln euros: minister (AFP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 12:13 PM PDT

Germany's budget deficit could be less than 60 billion euros (76.3 billion dollars) thanks to a strong upturn in its economy, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, pictured in July 2010, said in a weekend interview.(AFP/File/Francois Guillot)AFP - Germany's budget deficit could be less than 60 billion euros (76.3 billion dollars) thanks to a strong upturn in its economy, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said in a weekend interview.

Chelsea hit Wigan for six (AFP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 11:48 AM PDT

Chelsea's forward Salomon Kalou (L) clashes with Wigan Athletic's defender Steve Gohouri during their English Premier League football match at The DW Stadium in Wigan. Chelsea won 6-0.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Chelsea's ominously impressive start to the defence of their Premier League crown continued on Saturday with another six-goal thrashing of hopelessly outclassed opponents.

Spain anti-bullfighting groups protest in Bilbao (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 11:44 AM PDT

Reuters - About 100 almost naked anti-bullfighting campaigners lay down outside the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao on Saturday in a protest coinciding with the start of the northern Spanish city's annual bullfight festival.

Russia says Moscow bombing organizer killed (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 10:33 AM PDT

Reuters - Russian security forces killed a major organizer of suicide bombings in a raid on Saturday in the North Caucasus province of Dagestan, an official at Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee said.

Sweden drops arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 10:00 AM PDT

Reuters - Swedish authorities issued an arrest warrant for the founder of the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks on Saturday on suspicion of rape, but then swiftly withdrew it.

Hundreds in Kaliningrad protest Putin government (AP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 08:39 AM PDT

AP - Hundreds of residents of Kaliningrad, Russia's Baltic exclave, have gathered on a central square to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's government.

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Posted: 21 Aug 2010 08:28 AM PDT

AP - Prosecutors withdraw warrant for WikiLeaks founder Assange, saying rape suspicion unfounded.

Official: Moscow subway attacks plotter killed (AP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 06:25 AM PDT

In this undated photo made available on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, a man identified as Madomedali Vagabov, centre right, poses for a photo with an unidentified gunman somewhere in undisclosed location. Authorities in southern Russia say security forces have killed Madomedali Vagabov suspected of organizing the Moscow subway bombings in March that killed 40 and wounded more than 100, a police spokesman in the Dagestan province told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/News Team)AP - The man suspected of organizing suicide bombings that killed 40 people on the Moscow subway in March was killed in a shootout with Russian security forces on Saturday, officials said.

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